Qatar 2005 pre-season testing session - MotoGP
Losail - Thursday March 3rd 2005

Barros and Bayliss continue to improve on third test day in Qatar

The Qatar test concluded today, with lap records smashed all round thanks to the
excellent conditions the MotoGP teams have encountered there this week. Tomorrow
the Camel Honda will continue to lap the Losail circuit, more than anything to
bring to a close the promotional work they began yesterday, whilst today the
technical work came to an end. Both Alex Barros, who had a slight crash, and
Troy Bayliss, improved their lap times, even using race tyres all day. The next
appointment for the two riders Hill be the team's presentation in Milan, whilst
the next on-track session will  be the upcoming IRTA MotoGP test in Barcelona,
from the 18th to 20th March.

Sito Pons - Camel Honda

"It was yet another good day today, as we brought to an end the work we had
scheduled, and finished up there amongst the quickest riders. Apart from Tamada,
who used qualifying tyres for his lap time, the gap between the top riders is
small and Alex is amongst them. Troy is also getting ever closer and has got a
good rhythm going now. Today the team worked both on the set-up and on tyres,
with tomorrow lined up for photos, as we originally planned."

Alex Barros - Camel Honda - 1'57.38 (62 laps) 5th fastest

"I'm quite satisfied, although to be honest I hoped to go even better. When I
was testing a new front tyre I slid out, nothing really, but here in the
run-offs it's not sand or gravel, it's like little rocks. I can tell you,
they're pretty hard! So the bumps aside, we worked on the set-up, testing
various electronic things without picking out anything for certain. Perhaps
regarding the tyres I could say that there has been another step up in quality.
I finished work on the front, whilst on the rear tyre there are still some
things to try. Of the six new ones, I tried three. Even though I felt I could
have ridden quicker, in general the tests have gone well, the relationship with
the team is as strong as ever and we con look forward to the IRTA test with
confidence."

Troy Bayliss - Camel Honda - 1'58.18  (65 laps) 9th fastest

"I�Lm still not able to ride as I would like, but bit by bit I'm getting close.
Here we worked on continuity, without changing too much on the bike but trying
to find a good overall balance. I rode with race tyres throughout, and I even
did my best time with soft tyres."

LAP TIMES (official):

 1. Tamada (Jap-Honda)      1'56"64
 2. Gibernau (Spa-Honda)    1'57"26
 3. Capirossi (Ita-Ducati)  1'57"32
 4. Melandri (Ita-Honda)    1'57"37
 5. Barros (Camel-Honda)    1'57"38
 6. Hayden (USA-Honda)      1'57"43
 7. Checa (Spa-Ducati)      1'57"52
 8. Biaggi (Ita-Honda)      1'57"63
 9. Bayliss (Camel-Honda)   1'58"18
10. Rolfo (Ita-Ducati)      1'59"74